Cheap Flights To Seattle

About Seattle

Seattle is a prosperous city with a population of 582,174, popularly known as the âRainy Cityâ for its warm and wet winter season. Visitors to the city, taking advantage of one of the many available cheap flights to Seattle, will land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), a hub for Alaska Airlines. This busy airport has many amenities to offer the traveler, such as food, shopping, rental car agencies, and tourist information.

Cloudy skies may have something to do with the popularity of quality coffee in Seattle, home of Starbucks and Seattle's Best. However, there's much more to Seattle than coffee, and it really doesn't rain as often as legend has it, making it quite pleasurable to enjoy the city's many attractions and activities. Among the most popular of these are the Seattle Art Museum, the Woodland Park Zoo, Pike Place Market, and The Crocodile Cafe. Affordable accommodations can be found at one of the many cheap hotels in Seattle. An extensive network of bus routes and two commuter rail lines serve the city, adding to its appeal.

Seattle is also recognized as the most educated major city in the nation, with 48.8 percent of residents over the age of 25 holding at least a bachelor degree, as compared to the national average of 24 percent. Among the colleges located in the city are the University of Washington, Seattle University, Cornish College of the Arts, and the Art Institute of Seattle.

Peak travel at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is during the summer, although tourist traffic flows year-round. Average airfare into the city runs approximately $300 from San Francisco or New York, and about $375 from Miami. Many Seattle visitors pay less than the average, saving a considerable amount by shopping for cheap flights to Seattle before making their reservations.